Receiving 13E 19E 28E in Edinburgh

[elniniol999]

well after much consideration over "non dishes" in one of my earlier posts ive now given up on this idea - i think it will limit my fun too much.

So really my option is a clear dish ontop of a tower in the apartments i live in - still to clear that with property factors but i think ill be able to argue my way in to that.

couple of questions though - had a nosey already but cant find the answers - or at least ones i understand!!

to receive all the above mentioned satellite signals - this can be done with 1 dish (60-80cm?) with a quad lnb in a static position. is that right? what sort of angle would i be looking it if its possible?

like ive said ive had a good nosey at the forums and recommendations so i think a technomate is in order.. with regards to patching.. what is "the patch"? what does it specifically unlock? i know theres cams thatll unlock all sorts but the socalled "patch" everyone goes on about - what does it do?

oh and one last quickie - is there and fundamental differences between solid, mesh and clear dishes (apart from the obvious materials)?

cheers guys

[BGonaSTICK]

You might get away with it on a 90cm dish. Take a look at the Raven Gemini G90 here:

http://www.raven.co.uk/satellite-products/G-90.htm

It's 28.2E that might cause you problems as it quite a way off the other two. I'm sure I've heard of it being done on that dish though. Maybe an email to Raven to confirm? They make a special multi-LNB arm for that dish.

It not, then a toroidal dish would certainly do it. Have a look at the Wave Frontier T90 here:

http://www.multilnbdish.com/

Not sure of suppliers in the UK, you'll have to check.

A quad LNB is not what you want. That's to take the signal from one satellite and split it via four cables to four receivers, all on the same satellite. A twin LNB is the same but with two receivers. A quattro is something else again. I'll not bother explaining it here, but again, no good.

You need three single LNB's, one for each satellite, or possibly a monobloc (will do 'Astra1' and Hotbird) and an extra single for 'Astra2'.

The patch does the same as a Multi-CAM, only via software inside the receiver.

Dish construction? Not a lot of difference really. Just go for a good performer based on recommendation.

HTH

STICK

[elniniol999]

cheers for the quick respsonse!

cleared a lot of things up for me

if it doesnt make much difference about construction id need to go for a clear one - any recommendations around the 90cm mark??


cheers

[Analoguesat]

You should get away with something like this:

_http://www.satcure.com/tech/page9.htm

Put the prime focus on 13E, as its marginally the weakest here in Scotland, (although I think this traditional info may need to be updated once Hottie 7A is in place and the older birds have been pensioned off)

[BGonaSTICK]

Or one of the Triax TD88 3 or 4 LNB kits... You might as well have 16E as well!

They have them at Satellite Superstore, here: http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/fixed-dishes.htm

They also have some 85cm clear dishes here too if you can find a multi-LNB holder for them. Email them, they are normally very good with advice and support.

STICK

[elniniol999]

i really need a clear dish but its going to need to be 90cm for this i tihk - dont know if ill be able to get away with 85 for 28E all the way to 13E on the same dish with 19E and !6E will i?


everywhere i look i can see 65cm and 85cm clear dishes but nothing any bigger. surely theres some somewhere?!

any ideas?

cheers

[BGonaSTICK]

Actually, I don't know of a polycarb dish larger than 85cms.

I think that'll be OK though. It's not just the size that's important. There are other factors which affect performance - size is just the biggest one.

If you go for some suitable matched LNB's like the one's included in some of those kits, I think you'll be fine, but there are no guarantees of course.

Will you be the only user of this dish? If it turns into a communal system it could get quite complicated (and expensive...)

[Analoguesat]

You should get away with an 85, although the 90 will give you extra rain fade protection.

You might struggle to get a clear dish much bigger than 85cm - there isnt any market for them. Once you get up towards a meter, they are an eyesore and probably better painted to blend in with the scenary

[elniniol999]

yes im the only user - assuming my masterplan works! but i will be if it all goes ahead.


i guess the 85cm will just have to do!

thanx for info guys

[BGonaSTICK]

If you mount a four-way DiSEqC switch by the dish, you'll still only have one coax to run. :spite: